# The Social Security (Hospital In-Patients and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003, Introduction: Introductory text


SOCIAL SECURITY
Made 30th April 2003
Laid before Parliament 6th May 2003
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 52(4) and 54 of, and paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 1 to, the Child Support Act 1991 , sections 123(1)(a), (d) and (e), 130(4), 131(10), 135(1), 137(1) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 , sections 73(1)(b) and 189(1), (4) and (5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 , sections 4(5) and 36(1), (2) and (4)(a) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 and sections 2(3) and (6), 13(1), 17(1) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 , and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, after consultation in respect of provisions in these Regulations relating to housing benefit and council tax benefit with organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned , and after agreement by the Social Security Advisory Committee that the proposals to make these Regulations should not be referred to it , hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1195/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-hospital-in-patients-and-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-2003/introduction
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